Condiment-holder.



G. G. GOLVER.

CONDIMENT HOLDER.

APPLICATION `Hman Nov. 12, 1913.

A@fun/M4101', 'olrer Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

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cnam-:s e. ooLvEn, or rmnannirnm, PENNSYLVANIA.

CONDIMENT-HOLDER.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES Gn CoLvER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Germantown, Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Condiment-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

An objectof the invention is to provide a simple condiment holder, preferably adapted for use on the table and which will keep the contents thereof in a clean and dry condition. A

The invention contemplates, among other features, the provision of a condiment .holder -which can be cheaply manufactured and which, particularly when' containing salt, will'keep the same ina dry condition, itibeing well known that the saltfin condiment views, and in" which:

holders ofttimes becomes impregnated with moisture and is unlit for further use, While at the same time it cannot be conveniently removed from the condiment holder in view vof the fact that it becomes -lum y and hard and cannot bel conveniently sifed. In my inventionI aim to provide a construction whereby any moisture in the'. salt or` other condiment in the holder will be absorbed by a paper or fibrous member having communication with the atmosphere. I

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, constituting a part of this speci iication, in which vsimilar characters of reference denote corresponding parts 'in all lthe l Figure 1 is a side elevation of my condiment holder; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view; and Fig. 3 isa horizontal sectional view taken on the'line 3-3 in Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the views,`

I provide a casing 10 preferably made of aluminum `or some other light material and having a bulged portion 11 forming an air` chamber 12, the said bulged ortion 1l of the casing 10 being provided with a series of air openings 13, as shown. A base 14 of metal has threaded connection with the lower connection with the upper end ofthe casing- '10, the said cap 15 being formed to provide 'a circular shoulder 16, against which is v,Patent-,ed Apu-28,191.4. A

adapted to abutthe up er end of a cylinder u 14 is unscrewed from the casing 10 and the cylinder 17 is arranged within the casing as shown, after which, by reapplying the base to the casing, the cap 15 is removed and the interior of the cylinder filled with the desired condiment, such as salt or the like, it being readily apparent that thebase 14 forms the bottom for the cylinder, thus providing a suitable chamber 18 for the reception of;

the condiment.' The cap is now screwed on the casing so that the shoulder 16 will abut against the upper end of the cylinder, thus rigidly positioning the cylinder within the casing and the condiment holder is then used in the usual manner by tilting the same in order to sift the condiment through the perforted cap 15.

By providing the air openin S13 a current of air can at all times circu atethrough the chamber-12 and anymoisture vwith which jt-he condiment in the chamber' 18 may become impregnated, will b e absorbed by the material from which the cylinder 17 is con# structed and similarly the current of ai'r passing through the air chamber 12 will absorb themoisture previously absorbed by the cylinder 17 .v Therefore, it will be-apparent that my device is not only adapted to retain a condiment in a clean and dry condition but also provides' astructure which can -be cheaply manufactured, will present a neat appearance and, furthermore, will retain the c ondimentin a sanitary and wholesome condition.

Having thus described my invention, I 'y claim:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a condiment holder comprising a metallic casing having a 'series of openings communicating with an air chamber formed by the casing, a base for ythe casing, a sifter cap closing the upper end of the casing, and a cylinder formed of an absorbent material and contained in the said casing, with the said cyl ing an air chamber and provided with a, se-

In testimony whereof I affix my signature ries of openings communicating with the air in presence of two witnesses.

chamber, of a cap for closing the upper end of the casing, and an absorbent cylinder arranged within the casing and held in position by the capa to absorb moisture from condiments carried within the cylinder.

CHARLES Gr. COLVER.

fitnesses CHARLES KOSTENBADER, DAVID RAY. 

